I'm just glad the pilot lived.
He alone has to wake up every day knowing he has killed several people. The vocation that was his life is gone, he can never be part of a respected professional group again, either at work or as his hobby.
His home life will never be the same again; neighbours will judge, friends will doubt. For him, every curtain twitches.
If he could remember the events surrounding the event, perhaps cause could be found. Only blame will remain; his forever.
Remember these pilots, less fortunate than this pilot, perhaps more fortunate:
Glen Stuart
James Thain
Kevin Hunt
- from whom we all learned lessons that have enhanced aviation safety to this day. None of them lived happy and rewarding lives after their event, they all paid their price for their mistakes, whilst those behind the scenes who also made mistakes remained at their desks free of all guilt and collected their pensions.
For the Shoreham Hunter pilot, 2017 is the first year of a the rest of his life he would never have wanted to live.